WINTHROP - Francis (Frank) John Westrack, 69, of Winthrop and Zephyrhills, Florida, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Frank was born in Queens, New York on August 28, 1941 to Francis and Grace Kelly Westrack. He was a graduate of Huntington High School, Huntington Long Island, New York. Frank then went on to serve in the United States Air Force for eight years. During his military service, he completed a year of college at London University in England and then continued his schooling at the University of Maine at Machias, where he received his bachelor?s degree in Elementary Education. Following graduation, he became a teaching principal at Fort O?Brien School in Machiasport - a position he held for 15 years. Frank also served on the Machias school board from 1981 to 1988 during which he held the title of chairman from 1982 to 1988. In 1985, he pursued a new career with the Maine Department of Corrections at Downeast Correctional Facility in Bucks Harbor. The next year he was promoted to director of classifications in Augusta, a position he served until his retirement in 2004. Among his colleagues, Frank was known as the man who always came in whistling with a smile on his face. He loved his work and those he worked with and for. Outside of work, Frank enjoyed painting, photography and the game of golf, but his true passion was tennis. He frequented the theatre and thoroughly enjoyed get togethers with family and friends. Frank had a zest for life and always considered his cup half full. Predeceasing Frank was his mother, father, and twin brother, James Westrack. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Nancy Topping-Westrack, of Winthrop; his step-mother, Fannie Westrack, of Long Island, NY; his daughter, Kelly Jessiman & her husband, Walter, of Cutler; and his son, Kevin Westrack & his wife, Marcia, of Calais. He was also a loving and devoted grandfather of four to Britni, Aaron, Romayn, and Kristen. Frank will be dearly missed by many family members, friends, and colleagues. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 130 Route 133, Winthrop, with Rev. Francis Morin celebrant, followed by a reception next to the church in the St Francis Parish Hall. Interment with full military honors will be held the same day at 2 p.m. in the chapel at the new Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Road, Augusta. In lieu of flowers, donations in Frank?s memory may be made to his beloved Betmar Acres Tennis Club and sent to 37145 Lakewood Drive, Betmar Acres Mobile Home Park, Zephyrhills, FL 33541. Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop.